Where does “päiv” come from?

päiv (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.

päiv (Võro): day; sun

Definitions

  1. day; sun

Ancestry of “päiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
2Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
3Proto-Uralicpäje

Words derived from “päiv

Every word from Proto-Uralic päjeEvery word from Proto-Uralic päjwäEvery word from Proto-Finnic päivä
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